Gemcitabine and Cisplatin in Treating Patients With Refractory or Recurrent Cancer of the Cervix

Summary

RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Combining more than one drug may kill more tumor cells. PURPOSE: Phase II trial to study the effectiveness of combining gemcitabine and cisplatin in treating patients who have refractory or recurrent cancer of the cervix.

Timeline

Start

2000-10

Primary completion

2006-04

Completion

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Publications

• Results Brewer CA, Blessing JA, Nagourney RA, McMeekin DS, Lele S, Zweizig SL. Cisplatin plus gemcitabine in previously treated squamous cell carcinoma of the cervix: a phase II study of the Gynecologic Oncology Group. Gynecol Oncol. 2006 Feb;100(2):385-8. doi: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2005.09.009. Epub 2005 Nov 4.

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